μυρσίνη

See also: Μυρσίνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μυρρίνη (murrhínē)Attic

Etymology

From μύρτος (múrtos, myrtle), with a change of consonant μυρτ-/μυρσ-.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μῠρσῐ́νη • (mŭrsĭ́nēf (genitive μῠρσῐ́νης); first declension

  1. myrtle (Myrtus communis)
    Synonym: μύρτος (múrtos)
  2. wreath or branch of myrtle

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μυρσίνη (myrsíni)
  • Arabic: مَرْسِين (marsīn)
    • Ottoman Turkish: مرسین (mersin)
      • Turkish: mersin
      • Azerbaijani: mərsin
    • Persian: میرسین (mirsin)
  • Old Georgian: მჳრსინი (mwirsini)
  • Translingual: Myrsine

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).

Noun

μυρσίνη • (myrsínif (plural μυρσίνες)

  1. myrtle

Declension

Declension of μυρσίνη
singular plural
nominative μυρσίνη (myrsíni) μυρσίνες (myrsínes)
genitive μυρσίνης (myrsínis) μυρσινών (myrsinón)
accusative μυρσίνη (myrsíni) μυρσίνες (myrsínes)
vocative μυρσίνη (myrsíni) μυρσίνες (myrsínes)

Synonyms